Kinda surprised none of the girls on the lower end of the top 100 are playing this, especially those who played Shenzhen. Wouldn't it make more sense to stay in China and get some very easy points instead of play Hobart/Sydney qualies?

Kinda surprised none of the girls on the lower end of the top 100 are playing this, especially those who played Shenzhen. Wouldn't it make more sense to stay in China and get some very easy points instead of play Hobart/Sydney qualies?

Anyone on the lower end of the top 100 would expect to play the final in the weekend. And Grand Slams do not delay matches, let alone for a $50K in China Big paycheck for the players come at the GS so they want to excel there. Leaving China hours before your first match there would be suicidal for their preparation (jet-lag, weather change, conditions...)

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